PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-18

The city council is considering approving a $183,501.86 purchase of eight hydraulic submersible trash pumps from Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc., bought through a regional cooperative purchasing program rather than a separate competitive bid process.

What it means for you

These pumps are used by Houston Public Works to temporarily reroute sewage flows during emergency repairs or failures at wastewater lift stations, which affects residents who rely on the city's wastewater system.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Ramirez absent. Motion 2025-0818, official minutes of Nov 18-19, 2025.

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Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

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How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$183,502coversheet ↗

Who's paid?XYLEM DEWATERING SOLUTIONS, INCcoversheet ↗

Which fund?Enterprise Fundcoversheet ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the November 18, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $13,882 paid to XYLEM DEWATERING SOLUTIONS INC across 5 payment lines, FY2024–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35693 — data from official records via PlainDocket.